Roshan Kenia

Roshan Kenia

Graduate Research Assistant

Professional Experience

Professional Experience

AI4VS Lab, Columbia University, NY — Graduate Research Assistant
September 2023 - Present

  • Developing hybrid cross-attention and convolutional neural networks for 3D OCT volumes, enabling interpretable feature extraction for glaucoma and AMD classification.
  • Aggregating ophthalmologist gaze data to refine Vision Transformer (ViT) self-attention with a novel fused loss function.
  • Enhancing glaucoma detection in data-scarce settings by merging gaze embeddings with contrastive learning techniques.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA — Biomedical Image Processing & ML Co-op
January 2024 - August 2024

  • Advanced weakly supervised axon centerline detection and tracing algorithms for 3D brain microscopy data.
  • Created the first 3D U-Net for real-time detection and tracking of microbubbles in ultrasound localization microscopy.

Yin Lab, Stony Brook University, NY — Undergraduate Research Assistant
December 2021 - September 2023

  • Implemented a real-time Mask-RCNN system for TRISO-fueled pebble digit classification to enhance the safety and efficiency of next-generation nuclear reactors under the Generation IV initiative.

Koo Lab, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY — Undergraduate Research Assistant
September 2020 - May 2021

  • Improved CNN interpretability by implementing knowledge distillation techniques to train simplified, generalized student models from teacher networks.

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Stony Brook, NY — Computer Science Tutor
August 2020 - May 2022

  • Tutored Linear Algebra, Graph Theory, Calculus I-IV, and 11 high-level computer science courses, including Data Structures, Algorithms, Systems Fundamentals (Assembly Language), and Software Engineering.
  • Recognized as the college’s only computer science tutor, providing 6 hours of tutoring weekly to undergraduate students.

SupplyHouse.com, Melville, NY — Software Engineering Intern
June 2021 - July 2021

  • Utilized Scrum methodologies to enhance backend admin systems for e-commerce operations, supporting teams like Forecasting, Customer Service, and Buying.
  • Developed new MySQL-based querying methods in Java, reducing total query time by 83%.